Cartridge belt



Feb. 25, 1947.

H. E, PococK CARTRIDGE BELT Filed Aug. 9, 1945 INVENTOR ATToRNEYS HAR RY E. -PococK Patented Feb. 25, 1947 2,416,641: CARTRIDGEBELT Application August 9, 1945,;Serial.N0..609,860;

8 Claims.

This. invention relates. to. ammunition, belts of the. generaltype worn on. thebody of a hunter.v

or. other user..

Various ammunition beltshave been proposed' wherein. individualn rounds ofv ammunition. are

disposed in individual pockets,O frequently withA common closurel means,A for agroup or series.` of ammunition compartments., In .using such belts, separatemanual,operations areinvolved in open-A ing* the closure, and ,extractngone orY more rounds.

oi. ammunition. In. general the closing ofv con-.- ventonal devices.. involves an operation requiring theusers both. hands..

Accor-ding` to the.. present, invention, a simple. and practical'ammunition carrying belt is provided wherein each. round" of. ammuniat'ion. is. housed in. an individualcompartment. and has individualclosure means which requiresnoseparate manual.' operation. and automatically pre.-v vents..accidentalmovement of.` a round of ammu.- nition Yfrom. its. compartment without. any necesa sityfor manuallyclosingK the compartment.`

Variousmodicationsof the present' inventionv may be. made. without. departing from the.- spirit thereof.- andthe form set.. forth. i'n the. drawing.

ofexample only... The scope of'thet; present infventionis...n.ot to. be .consideredlimited' in. any` way excepting. as .defined inthe.. appended" claims..

,In the drawing:

Figlis Va perspective View'fragmentariiy illus.- trating, astrip ofifabri'c. or. other suitablelilexible.

material@ in a position. wherein the device oftheY present invention. ispartlyfformed.; Y

Fig. 2"is aY fragmentary perspective. View. ofthe: i'lnishedbelt, the portions of "the base strip thereof having been moved from the intermediate position of Fig; lfto-nalpositionn Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view of the exterior-side ofa portion of 'the belt;

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken Fig. 5 is a general elevational View of the. exe teriorsi'de of .a complete belt Throughout the-*several figures-of the" drawing like characters of reference denote like parts. In the form of the present invention illustrated herein by way of example, the main body part of the belt is formed from a single piece of ilexible material, as for instance fabric or the like. Various materials may be employed, but, by way of example, canvas fabric is found very satisfactory. The piece of blankfabric is folded to form a back panel portion I0, upper and lower marginal fold portions Il and l2, respectively, and upper andthe followi`ng detai1eclV description. is by way .zi andjlower hem portions" |,3and` I4; respectively: The relationship ofythese parts is best seen from4 the.. schematic perspective View, Fig. 1,l whichu shows Ythe various partsof thei'abricstripin'par;A tially. foldedtposition;

The upper fold l"landt'he upper hemportion 3 are secured in position by fully folding them asshown inl Figs: 2"'and; 3 and'stitching lengthwisefoftlie blank strip. adj 'acentfto its Kupperedges as, shown at"v I5in li'gs.v 2 and"3. Thisrstitc'hing' extends through the back-'paneliportion' IUj the fold' portion Ii, and:` the; edge; of the hem; porition;

Either-beforeor afterrtheupperioldportion is thus completed, the h'empzortion,- Hls, stitched; to .the lower; fold portion i2`-bystitchingga1ong the raw edgeoff'thehem'portion Hl'asshown at" |"l`A in Figs.- 2 and3`1; line ofi stitching extends only through the h'em'portion; |4 'and' the lower fold.` portion: i2". andnot'v through the' backY panel portion Ill: The' juncture 'ofthe lower foldA portion" i2 with the. backfpanelportion; lllmay v then be reinforced by'alongitudinal line of stitchingas'at'i inFigs: 2 anda.l

The entire: assembly is` then' completed,A as* tothe. portion witlrwhich the'-presentinvention is concerned; bythej-V provision of" spaced parallel transversev lines of stitchingr 2U which.` extend through all? of the'foldedpartsincludingetheiback' palici-'portionu I'flan'dextendacross'both the upper and* lower-'foldV portions H andi l 2i v y This stitching dividesthe.` lower. foldL portion and the: back; panelportion into individuali carl tridgereceiving'pockets andtheupper'fo'ld pore tions' are found` A to natu-rally" extend across" the? tops of the "individualgpockets aboutv at' the censters` of* such* pockets whenl the" pockets contain' cartridges suchas'are indicatedat" 21 andfzj in4 Figs. 3'.J and-14: Thisis' attributable' ati'lea1st*i'ri-A part-t01 the' tension-,in the front or outside; oi the belt as' it'fcurves' a-boutt'heV lody'ofia wearer: The; foregoir'ig"construction` thus" provides*A a yield'able' but? cert'ain' closure" againstL accidental" movement of" cartridges from theA` pockets' andT is` found; to operate satisfactorily' whethen'tl'ieL pockets com tain the maximum size cartridge for which theyr are designed o1' a cartridge of less gauge or calibre.

The present invention is not concerned with the particular means for securing the belt about the body of a wearer and any suitable means or device for this purpose may be provided. Fig. 5 shows a complete belt 24 made as shown indetail in Figs. 1 through i and'havinga conventional buckle 25 at one end and a conventional vtongue 26 at the other for securement in the buckle.

of desired size and the upper Y desired length, and Yposed-against the theV folded portions and the base sheet to divide the lower fold portion into individual upwardly opening cartridge receivmg pockets,` the lower fold being of suiiicient vertical depth to accommo-` date cartridges of desired size and the upper fold comprising flexible lcartridge-retaining means for;V

the pocketswhen the belt is in position of use.

2. A cartridge belt comprising a unitary flexible base strip having its opposite longitudinal'edges hemmed and folded over the body of the base strip to a point where their hemmed edges substantially abut, spaced transverse parallel lines of stitching Vacross the folded portions body'of the base strip to divide one of the fold portions into individual cartridge receiving pock.. ets-opening toward the other fold portion, said one fold portion being of suiicient depth'to Vacc ommodate cartridges of desired size and the other fold comprising flexible cartridge-retaining means for the pockets when the belt is in position of use. f

Q 3. Al cartridge belt comprising a unitary horizontally extending'flexible base sheet having its upper and lower edges'folded over the front to where their edges substantially abut, spaced vertical lines of stitching across the foldedportions andthe' base sheet to divide the lower fold portion into individual upwardly opening cartridge receiving pockets, the lower fold being of Vsufllcient-,vertical depth to accommodate cartridges fold comprising flexible cartridge-retaining means for the pockets rwhen the belt is in position of use.

A cartridge belt comprising a unitary exible base strip having its opposite longitudinal edges the base strip to a pointv folded over the body of where their edges substantially abut, spaced transverse parallel lines of stitching across the folded portions-and the body of the base strip to divide the lower fold portion into individual and lower edges hemmed and folded over and the a unitary hori- `v such vdistances along the belt as to provide a series of cartridge receiving pockets formed by said base strip and said rst panel portion and opening toward the second panel portion, said second panel portion providing flexible cartridge-retaining means across the pocket openings.

6. A cartridge belt comprising a horizontally extending strip portion, a second strip portion secured along the lower edge of the first strip portion and extending upwardly partially thereacross, a third strip portion secured along the upper edge of the rst strip and extending downwardly to substantially abut the second strip portion, and a plurality of vertical lines of stitching across both the second and third strip portions and the first strip portion and spaced to provide a series yof cartridge receiving pockets formed by the rst and second strip portions and opening upwardly, said third strip portion providing a flexible cartridge-retaining means across the pocket openings. y Y

'7. A cartridge belt rconnorising a longitudinally extending strip portion, a second strip portion having one of its edges secured vtoene edge of the'rst strip portion and, extending partiallyl across said first striplportion, a third strip porcartridgereceiving pockets opening toward thel other fold portion,.said one fold portion being of 'sufficient depth tov accommodate cartridges of desired size and the other fold comprising flexible cartridge-retaining means for the pockets when `the belt is in position of use.

f .55A cartridge belt comprising a :flexible baseA strip portion, a exible panel vportion disposed thereagain'st with one yedge thereof secured to one edge of Vthe base strip vportion and the panel por- V tion extending inwardly of said'edge a sucient distance to accommodate a cartridge of maximum a secondvpanel portion disi V base strip and one edge. thereof secured tothe opposite edge of the base strip and Yextending inwardly thereof to substantially meet the .inner edge of the. first panelportion, said A,base strip and both panel -portions having a plurality Qftransverse parallel lines of stitching spaced at tion having one of its Vedges secured to the other edge of the first'strip and extending thereacross to substantially abut the second strip portion, and

Y a plurality of parallel transverse lines of stitching Vacross both the second and third strip portions and the first stripl portion and spaced to provide a series of cartridge receiving pockets formed by the first and second strip portions and opening toward the third strip portion, said thirdV strip portion providing a flexibler cartridge-re-` taining means across the pocket openings.

8, A cartridge belt comprising a flexible base Vstrip portion, a flexible panel portion disposed tlier'eagainst with its Vlower edge secured to the I lower edge of the base strip portion and the panel portion extending upwardly of said lower edge a suiicient distancev to accommodate a cartridge of maximum desired length,jand a second panel portion-disposed against' the base strip and hav- Y. ing its upper edge secured to the upper edge of the b ase strip and extending downwardly to substantially meet the upper edge of the rst panel portion, said base strip and both panel portions having a plurality of vertical ,l parallel lines of stitching spaced atsuch distances along the belt Yumber 65,

asf to provide a series of upwardly opening cartridge` receiving pockets formed by said base strip andV said rst, panel portionfsaid:second panel portion ,providingV flexibler cartridge-retaining means acrossA the pocket openingsjlV Y Y. I-IARltYEV.POCOCK.Y

Y Y 4 REFnENoEs'oITED The following references are of record in the iile'of this patenti-,.1 t' f UNITEDo'sTei-ESPI'ENTS Namef V Y, n Date 1,371,973 Y. :Jennings l ;v r Mar. 15,1921 

